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John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy served as the 35th president of the United
States until his assassination in 1963
JFK was born on May 29, 1917
This is him as a child.
As a child JFK was very sick, but since he lived
with a wealthy family he was okay.
This is his family.
Kennedy served in the military. When the PT-109 got shot in WW II, Kennedy swam miles and brought his men to safety eventually on a Island, he then carved a message on a coconut for help. He also kept
the coconut in the White House while he was president.
This is the
coconut he carved
the message
on.
John's sister Rosemary had a disability and had surgery on her brain
Soon John would marry Jacqueline
Bouvier (Kennedy)
Kennedy was elected president in 1960JFK giving
his Inaugural Address in
1961
During Kennedy's Presidency
One of the big things during his presidency was the
Cuban Missile Crisis
President Kennedy was president only 3 years because of his assassination in
1963, while he was visiting Texas.
Lee Harvey Oswald
If you are wondering what Lee Harvey Oswald had to
do with JFK, he assassinated him.
Police recover Oswald's rifle
Oswald was born October 18, 1939
This is him as a kid
Growing up he didn't have a good childhood, he was a orphan for some of
it his mother changed husband's frequently and he had disciplinary
problems at school.
Young Oswald in school
During his adult life he was a U.S. Marine, he then moved to Russia for a couple years, then
he came back to America.
Oswald in Russia
When he came back to the U.S he had trouble getting jobs he
finally got one at the Texas school book depository
He later decided that he would try to kill the president. When JFK had his visit to Texas on
November 22, 1963
This is Oswald with his Mannlicher-Carcano
rifle.
Oswald shot JFK from the 6th floor in the Texas School Book
Depository.This is his view of Elm Street where JFK's limousine
passed by.
This is the second bullet Oswald shot and
the first one that hit JFK.
After he was shot Jackie climbed to the back of the car to get a piece of his head, but luckily her agent was there to push her
back in the car. Oswald could of killed Jackie too because he had 1 more bullet but
luckily he decided not too.
1. Clint hill jumps on the car
2. He pushes Jackie back
3. Clint hill then guards
the Kennedy's
with his body
A few days later after the assassination on November 24, Jack Ruby shot Oswald. He died because the shot damaged to many vital organs. The two pictures below show
the moment Oswald got shot and him on the stretcher
Overall JFK and Oswald are very interesting people. No one really knows
why Oswald did it. But what the can infer so far is that he wanted to be
famous and go into history.